Sabato 17 ottobre 2026
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WW1 Game Series: Gallipoli Review
TheSixthAxis

WW1 Game Series: Gallipoli Review

Nearly four years after the launch of BlackMill’s Isonzo, its WW1 Games Series returns, this time taking the fight to Gallipoli and the Ottoman Fronts. This is the developer’s fourth swing at making a grounded yet layered first-person shooter set during World War I, standing in…

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"We ended up kind of cornered there": Mortal Shell 2 devs say they didn't intend to "lock everybody out" by disabling achievements for Slayer Seal "easy mode" users
Rock Paper Shotgun

"We ended up kind of cornered there": Mortal Shell 2 devs say they didn't intend to "lock everybody out" by disabling achievements for Slayer Seal "easy mode" users

Formidable fantasy soulslike Mortal Shell 2 has been getting it in the shins from certain players over the decision to 'lock them out' of Steam achievements, when they equip the notorious Slayer Seal. Trailers have characterised the Slayer Seal as an in-game 'easy mode'. As…

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Lou’s Lagoon Review
TheSixthAxis

Lou’s Lagoon Review

For a game billed as a cosy crafting adventure, Lou’s Lagoon kicks off with a big dollop of drama. A violent storm has formed in the archipelago, making your character’s boat journey towards the titular lagoon a dangerous venture, and Lou isn’t even there waiting for you.…

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Montabi Review
TheSixthAxis

Montabi Review

Montabi is a roguelite creature collecting, training and combat game. The titular Montabi live alongside humans in this society, which is nice, but what isn’t nice is that your Montabi has been stolen. Naturally you set out to go get it back through a series of turn-based…

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The Sunday Papers
Rock Paper Shotgun

The Sunday Papers

Sometimes, Sundays are only for rounding up videogame criticism and journalism. I try to cast a wider net when my turn comes to deliver the Papers, because I figure you've probably been reading about videogames all week, and would appreciate e.g. an essay on the mating habits of…

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Raise up a mech pilot and make sure she doesn't get Evangelion-level depressed in the sci-fi visual novel Valkyrie Iteration: Mecha Pilot Raising Pocket Simulator
Rock Paper Shotgun

Raise up a mech pilot and make sure she doesn't get Evangelion-level depressed in the sci-fi visual novel Valkyrie Iteration: Mecha Pilot Raising Pocket Simulator

Raising sims aren't a genre I've partaken in, partially because so many of them are geared towards a sort of father, daughter vibe that doesn't quite fit me. Raising a mech pilot, however, seems like something a bit more my speed, so you won't be surprised to hear of my interest…

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Tulpa the Unseen Lover is a psychological visual novel about a depressed manga artist manifesting a cute, ominous anime girl made by former Spider-Verse animators
Rock Paper Shotgun

Tulpa the Unseen Lover is a psychological visual novel about a depressed manga artist manifesting a cute, ominous anime girl made by former Spider-Verse animators

It's very rare that I'm not thinking about the works of Satoshi Kon (pop on Tokyo Godfathers this Christmas, you won't regret it), but the one that I always come back to is Opus. It's a manga the director made in the mid '90s that he ultimately never finished before his death,…

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